Bask and Grub

Opposite meaning words

Bask verb - To refrain from labor or exertion.

Usage example: we blissfully basked at the seashore over the long holiday

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Grub is an antonym for bask.

Nearby Word: basking

Grub verb - To devote serious and sustained effort.

Usage example: grubbing away at the yard work before the first snow of the season

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Bask is an antonym for grub.

Nearby Word: grubby

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